Yeah, Cleveland is desperate right now not to become the Edmonton Oilers of the NBA. All those high draft picks (including one all-star) and nothing to show for it.
They probably can resign Deng if they want to using Bird rights to give him a 5 year contract. At his age he'd probably value the extra year. Irving, Waiters, Deng, Thompson, and Verejao should be a passable starting lineup, and Deng probably can contribute as much in leadership as he does on the court. Waiters won't like the fact that his touches will go down even more since Deng is obviously the better scoring option.
Good move for Chicago, they can legitimately tank with the roster they have now. A top five pick plus Noah and a healthy Rose puts them in good shape moving forward. But it's hard to say at this point whether Rose is ever going to be 100% himself.
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